TC vs Pull Behind...????

I went from a Weekend Warrior TH to the Arctic Fox TC with enclosed trailer. We do miss the spaciousness and capacities of our TH, but we have gained flexibility in our travel.

I had to unload the TH before pulling into many spots and if the toys could not operate in the campground, I had to reload the TH to take them out for fun or load them on the truck. When boon docking this was not an issue and the 150 gallons of water and 40 gallons of fuel powering the 5.5KW generator never left us wanting.

Now we take the TC alone, with cargo basket, with utility flat bed or with enclosed trailer based on what we want with us. When we take just the TC with us, we can go anywhere a car does as long as we have height clearance. When at a campground, I have my enclosed trailer set up with tools and spare parts that would never have fit in out TH. When we want to take our toys. We can leave the TC at camp or take it with us and the enclosed trailer carries all the toys. We no longer have to "advertise" what we are carrying because it does not have to be off-loaded in the campground to recover our living space.

To compensate for additional capacity, the enclosed trailer has two 42 gallon fresh tanks and a 30 gallon rolling gray tank. Fresh water is transferred to the TC via a 300 GPH water pump or it can be used to wash off the toys before returning them to the trailer. Our TC has dual group 29 batteries and dual 30# LPG tanks. We also have 90W of solar charging in the enclosed trailer and additional LPG tanks if we run low (on board TC 2.5KW generator runs on LPG).

We still miss having a comfortable couch to share with each other and may consider converting the dinette in the future, but life is pretty good right now...

Yep I've had to make the decision. Found that I had to give up several of my favorite back country camp sites due to the 57 foot length.

this weekend was a perfect example of why I have a tc. I went fishing in the Stanislaus National Forest, the biggest open site in any of the camp grounds was 27' and could only hold one vehicle. I would have been up a creek without a paddle with a trailer. I ended up with a two minute walk to go fishing.

I use my TC to attend "Cowboy Action Shooting" matches. Drive a couple hours on a Friday morning, set up camp.....might want to do a bit of exploring in the area, visit gun shops etc. Sleep Friday night, attend the Saturday shoot. Join folks for dinner Saturday night (need to take the camper with me) drive home on Sunday AM.

I'm thinking a small Toy Hauler with a nice work area for cleaning guns, loading ammunition etc might be a much better alternative.

I just found a real nice Pace American Explorer in my price range:



2003 Pace American Explorer
Rear Garage, Fold Down Sofas, Side Bath, Front Kitchen
2003 20' Pace American Explorer travel trailer, rear garage 10'L x 8'W w/ fold down sofas on each side that fold into 40"x76" beds, 48" table plugs into floor between the sofas, side bath, front kitchen, Fantastic roof vent, microwave, large fridge, toilet, shower, black and gray water holding tanks, AM/FM/CD player, awning.

Price $5,995.00

With all the work I've done on my Pop-Up I think I could get $2500 this time of year. It is now in better than new condition.

We'll have to think long and hard about this.........

Get a TC and mount it on a trailer, then enclose the part under the cabover as storage. You can use it as a TT with storage when you want to, and put it in the bed when you just want the TC and don't need the extra space.

I've been having this argument with myself for a couple months now...